Richard F. Lewis,
MD
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Director, Jenks Vestibular Diagnostic and Physiology Laboratories
Joseph B. Nadol, Jr., MD, Chair in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and Neurology
About My Research
Dr. Richard Lewis’ primary research interests include processing of vestibular information by the brain, vestibular prosthesis, vestibular migraine, and vestibular compensation.
Education
Northwestern University, Evanston IL, BA, Physics
Yale Medical School, New Haven CT, MD, Medicine
Postgraduate Training
Intern, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School
Resident, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University Medical School
Research Fellow, Senior Clinical Fellow, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University Medical School
Professional Societies
National Committees:
- NIH Grant Reviewer, four review panels
- NASA Human Research Program Sensorimotor Risk Standing Review Panel
- Dizziness-Migrainous Vertigo Focus Group, CHEER National Network (Creating Healthcare Excellence through Education and Research)
Ad hoc reviewer:
- Journal of Neurophysiology, The New England Journal of Medicine, Brain, Annals of Neurology, The Laryngoscope, Otology & Neurotology, Neurology, Experimental Brain Research, Ear and Hearing, The Cerebellum, European Journal of Neurology, Neuroscience Letters, Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Journal of Neurology, Vision Research, Animal Cognition
Contributing editor:
- Journal Watch Neurology
Faculty member:
- Faculty of 1000 Medicine, Neuro-ophthalmology and Neuro-otology sections.
Awards and Honors
BA with Highest Distinction
Phi Beta Kappa
Jay Slotkin Award for Excellence in Research, Johns Hopkins University Medical School
Publications powered by Harvard Catalyst Profiles
- Vestibular damage affects the precision and accuracy of navigation in a virtual visual environment. Brain Commun. 2023; 5(6):fcad345.
- Comparative utility of vestibular function tests in patients with peripheral and central vestibular dysfunction. J Otol. 2024 Jan; 19(1):5-9.
- The Next Challenges of Vestibular Implantation in Humans. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol. 2023 08; 24(4):401-412.
- Vestibular dysfunction in neurofibromatosis type 2-related schwannomatosis. Brain Commun. 2023; 5(2):fcad089.
- Visuospatial Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients with Vestibular Loss. Otol Neurotol. 2022 12 01; 43(10):e1140-e1147.
- Evidence for cognitive impairment in patients with vestibular disorders. J Neurol. 2022 Nov; 269(11):5831-5842.
- How Peripheral Vestibular Damage Affects Velocity Storage: a Causative Explanation. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol. 2022 08; 23(4):551-566.
- The predictive power of geographic health care utilization for unintentional fatal fall rates. BMC Public Health. 2022 02 16; 22(1):328.
- Imbalance and dizziness caused by unilateral vestibular schwannomas correlate with vestibulo-ocular reflex precision and bias. J Neurophysiol. 2022 02 01; 127(2):596-606.
- Editorial: Vestibular Contributions to Health and Disease, Volume II-Dedicated to Bernard Cohen. Front Neurol. 2021; 12:760822.
- Gait Difficulties and Postural Instability in Adrenoleukodystrophy. Front Neurol. 2021; 12:684102.
- An Implanted Vestibular Prosthesis Improves Spatial Orientation in Animals with Severe Vestibular Damage. J Neurosci. 2021 04 28; 41(17):3879-3888.
- Effects of vestibular neurectomy and neural compensation on head movements in patients undergoing vestibular schwannoma resection. Sci Rep. 2021 01 12; 11(1):517.
- Self-motion perception is sensitized in vestibular migraine: pathophysiologic and clinical implications. Sci Rep. 2019 10 04; 9(1):14323.
- Relationship between vestibular sensitivity and multisensory temporal integration. J Neurophysiol. 2018 10 01; 120(4):1572-1577.
- An Engineering Model to Test for Sensory Reweighting: Nonhuman Primates Serve as a Model for Human Postural Control and Vestibular Dysfunction. J Biomech Eng. 2018 Jan 01; 140(1).
- Bayesian optimal adaptation explains age-related human sensorimotor changes. J Neurophysiol. 2018 02 01; 119(2):509-520.
- Postural compensation strategy depends on the severity of vestibular damage. Heliyon. 2017 Mar; 3(3):e00270.
- Vestibular implants studied in animal models: clinical and scientific implications. J Neurophysiol. 2016 12 01; 116(6):2777-2788.
- Vestibular ablation and a semicircular canal prosthesis affect postural stability during head turns. Exp Brain Res. 2016 11; 234(11):3245-3257.
- Contribution of intravestibular sensory conflict to motion sickness and dizziness in migraine disorders. J Neurophysiol. 2016 10 01; 116(4):1586-1591.
- Abnormal Tilt Perception During Centrifugation in Patients with Vestibular Migraine. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol. 2016 06; 17(3):253-8.
- Cerebellar contributions to self-motion perception: evidence from patients with congenital cerebellar agenesis. J Neurophysiol. 2016 05 01; 115(5):2280-5.
- Vestibular Prostheses Investigated in Animal Models. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2015; 77(4):219-226.
- Clinical vestibular testing assessed with machine-learning algorithms. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Apr; 141(4):364-72.
- Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of vestibular disorders: psychophysics and prosthetics. J Neurosci. 2015 Apr 01; 35(13):5089-96.
- Central Integration of Canal and Otolith Signals is Abnormal in Vestibular Migraine. Front Neurol. 2014; 5:233.
- Motion Perception in Patients with Idiopathic Bilateral Vestibular Hypofunction. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 06; 150(6):1040-2.
- Electrical stimulation of semicircular canal afferents affects the perception of head orientation. J Neurosci. 2013 May 29; 33(22):9530-5.
- Adaptation of vestibular tone studied with electrical stimulation of semicircular canal afferents. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol. 2013 Jun; 14(3):331-40.
- Replacing semicircular canal function with a vestibular implant. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012 Oct; 20(5):386-92.
- Vestibular labyrinth contributions to human whole-body motion discrimination. J Neurosci. 2012 Sep 26; 32(39):13537-42.
- Spatial and temporal properties of eye movements produced by electrical stimulation of semicircular canal afferents. J Neurophysiol. 2012 Sep; 108(5):1511-20.
- Responses evoked by a vestibular implant providing chronic stimulation. J Vestib Res. 2012; 22(1):11-5.
- Frequency dependence of vestibuloocular reflex thresholds. J Neurophysiol. 2012 Feb; 107(3):973-83.
- Abnormal motion perception in vestibular migraine. Laryngoscope. 2011 May; 121(5):1124-5.
- Vestibular prosthesis tested in rhesus monkeys. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2011; 2011:2277-9.
- Dynamic tilt thresholds are reduced in vestibular migraine. J Vestib Res. 2011; 21(6):323-30.
- Potential solutions to several vestibular challenges facing clinicians. J Vestib Res. 2010; 20(1):71-7.
- Vestibuloocular reflex adaptation investigated with chronic motion-modulated electrical stimulation of semicircular canal afferents. J Neurophysiol. 2010 Feb; 103(2):1066-79.
- Atypical voluntary nystagmus. Neurology. 2009 Feb 03; 72(5):467-9.
- Roll tilt psychophysics in rhesus monkeys during vestibular and visual stimulation. J Neurophysiol. 2008 Jul; 100(1):140-53.
- Chronic vestibulo-ocular reflexes evoked by a vestibular prosthesis. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2007 Jun; 54(6 Pt 1):1005-15.
- Images in clinical medicine. Abnormal eye movements associated with unilateral loss of vestibular function. N Engl J Med. 2006 Dec 14; 355(24):e26.
- Acclimation to chronic constant-rate peripheral stimulation provided by a vestibular prosthesis. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2006 Nov; 53(11):2362-72.
- Tilt psychophysics measured in nonhuman primates. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2005 Apr; 1039:294-305.
- Frequency-specific mal de debarquement. Neurology. 2004 Nov 23; 63(10):1983-4.
- Vergence-dependent adaptation of the vestibulo-ocular reflex. Exp Brain Res. 2003 Oct; 152(3):335-40.
- Context-dependent adaptation of visually-guided arm movements and vestibular eye movements: role of the cerebellum. Cerebellum. 2003; 2(2):123-30.
- Slow target-directed eye movements in ataxia-telangiectasia. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2002 Mar; 43(3):686-91.
- Vestibular adaptation studied with a prosthetic semicircular canal. J Vestib Res. 2002-2003; 12(2-3):87-94.
- Oculomotor function in the rhesus monkey after deafferentation of the extraocular muscles. Exp Brain Res. 2001 Dec; 141(3):349-58.
- Ocular motor apraxia and ataxia-telangiectasia. Arch Neurol. 2001 Aug; 58(8):1312.
- Cerebellar lesions impair context-dependent adaptation of reaching movements in primates. Exp Brain Res. 2001 May; 138(2):263-7.
- Comparison of diameter and perimeter methods for tumor volume calculation. J Clin Oncol. 2001 Jan 15; 19(2):551-7.
- Reduced basal ganglia blood flow and volume in pre-symptomatic, gene-tested persons at-risk for Huntington's disease. Brain. 1999 Sep; 122 ( Pt 9):1667-78.
- Ocular motor abnormalities in ataxia telangiectasia. Ann Neurol. 1999 Sep; 46(3):287-95.
- Proprioceptive and retinal afference modify postsaccadic ocular drift. J Neurophysiol. 1999 Aug; 82(2):551-63.
- Hypoperfusion of the cerebellum and aging effects on cerebral cortex blood flow in abstinent alcoholics: a SPECT study. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 1999 Jul; 23(7):1219-27.
- Disconjugate adaptation of saccades: contribution of binocular and monocular mechanisms. Vision Res. 1999 Jan; 39(2):341-52.
- Dynamic susceptibility contrast MR imaging of regional cerebral blood volume in Alzheimer disease: a promising alternative to nuclear medicine. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1998 Oct; 19(9):1727-32.
- Efference copy provides the eye position information required for visually guided reaching. J Neurophysiol. 1998 Sep; 80(3):1605-8.
- Regional cerebral blood volume measured by dynamic susceptibility contrast MR imaging in Alzheimer's disease: a principal components analysis. J Magn Reson Imaging. 1997 Jan-Feb; 7(1):215-9.
- Dynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic resonance imaging in neuropsychiatry: present utility and future promise. Eur Radiol. 1997; 7 Suppl 5:216-21.
- Vertigo: some uncommon causes of a common problem. Semin Neurol. 1996 Mar; 16(1):55-62.
- Regulation of static and dynamic ocular alignment in patients with trochlear nerve pareses. Vision Res. 1995 Dec; 35(23-24):3255-64.
- Extraocular muscle proprioception functions in the control of ocular alignment and eye movement conjugacy. J Neurophysiol. 1994 Aug; 72(2):1028-31.
- Abnormal spatial localization with trigeminal-oculomotor synkinesis. Evidence for a proprioceptive effect. Brain. 1993 Oct; 116 ( Pt 5):1105-18.
- Ocular motor disorders associated with cerebellar lesions: pathophysiology and topical localization. Rev Neurol (Paris). 1993; 149(11):665-77.
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